Smoky Mountain Today

Jefferson County recorded an unemployment rate of 6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,548 people out of the 54,358 living in Jefferson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Jefferson County has decreased compared to the 6.1% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Jefferson County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 24,215 people who had a job during that time, 21 were employed in the Armed Forces and 24,194 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,548	6%
Employed	24,215	94%
Employed in civilian labor force	24,194	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	21	0.1%